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Hey—you've discovered a secret website that hasn't really been launched yet! Welcome to the brand-new, rough-around-the-edges community wiki for Boise, Idaho. Please pardon our mess! We're excited about this project, which we launched in December 2010. We value your participation, so more information will be coming shortly. In the mean time, if you'd like to tinker around or add to the wiki, feel free to register for an account (click the link at upper right) and create new pages or edit existing ones. Thanks so much!

For more info on how to edit pages on the Boise Wiki, see Welcome to the Wiki. You can also check out the Wiki Quick Start Guide.

Events Board, Recurring Events, Other Events Calendars

History of the Boise Region

• History of Mormonism in Idaho
  

• Fur Traders & Trappers
  

• Oregon Trail
  

• Boise Basin Gold Rush
  

• Chinese in Boise
  

• Railroads Come to Town
  

• Irrigating the Desert
  

• Historical Landmarks
  

• Influential People of Boise
  

• Boise & Interurban Company
  

• Boise Valley Electric Railroad
  

• History of the Name
  

City Life

• Outdoor Recreation, Activities for Families, Study Spots
  

• Animal Life
  

• Sustainable Living
  

• Entertainment, Local Publications, Night Time, Music Scene, Museums, Boise River Festival, Boise Music Festival, Hyde Park Street Fair, Jaialdi, Boise Soul Food Festival, Frightened Felons
  

• Holiday Traditions
  

• Yearly Events
  

• Volunteer Opportunities, Memorials
  

• Photography, Boise Photographers
  

• Schools, Research & Development
  

• Gyms, Exercise
  

• Art Galleries,
  

Town Art, Boise River Sculpture, Local Artists, Urban Art

• Shopping Centers, Beauty Salons and Barber Shops, Clothing Stores, Thrift Stores, Bookstores, Living Cheaply, Discounts and Freebies, Classified Ads, Furniture Stores
  

• Bathrooms, Laundry & Dry Cleaning
  

• Medical Services, Social Services, Aid for the Homeless, Refugee Resettlement, Legal Services, Spiritual Organizations, Boise VA Medical Center
  

• Singles Scene, Parenting, Good Ideas for Dates
  

• Boise Wish List
  

• Boise Mysteries
  

• Themed Tours of Boise, New Deal Architecture Tour
  

• Athletic Teams

Food and Drink

• Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, International Foods
  

• Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Catering, Buffets, Cheap Food, Breakfast, Lunch Specials, Drive-In
  

• Vegetarian Options, Vegan Options, Gluten-Free Options, Meatiest of the Meaty
  

• Alcohol, Smoke Shops

Boise Orientation

• City History, Weather, Glossary, Breaking News
  

• Boise as State Capital, Boise City Government, Boise Schools, Boise Utilities
  

• Social Structures, Boise Politics, Organizations, Media, Member Pages
  

• Navigating Boise, Boise Map, Downtown, Boise Neighborhoods, Neighboring Towns, Outskirts, Parks, The Greenbelt, Bogus Basin, Table Rock
  

• Transportation, Driving in Boise, Gas Stations, Bicycling in Boise, Boise without a car
  

• Apartments, Cooperative Housing, Boise Real Estate Market
  

• Notable Residents, Famous People Who Have Been to Boise
  

• Mini Tours, Mini Pizza Tour
  

Boise State University

• Campus Buildings, On-Campus Housing
  

• Parking on Campus
  

• Bronco Football, Athletics
  

• Campus Art, Excellence Bell
  

• Boise State Veterans Memorial: Salute
  

• University Construction
  

• Colleges, Professional Schools
  

• Student Organizations, ASBSU, The Arbiter,
  

• Administrative Officers
  

• Getting the most out of your student fees
  

• Professors

Computer and Internet

• WiFi Hot Spots, Public Internet Terminals, Internet Service Providers

Local Employers

A Wiki is a linked set of pages that anybody can edit and contribute to if they have the time, access to internet, and a computer. Wikipedia is the prime example of a successful wiki project.

A good place to start is by checking out the Welcome to the Wiki and the Wiki Quick Start Guide.

If you want to practice editing you can play around in the Wiki Sand Box, or you may first want to check out our FAQ. We also have a list of All Pages in the wiki.

Feel free to make new pages — and try to remember to link them. Also, if you don't know where to start or don't have any ideas, check out To Do.

To see the most recent edits made you can look at the Recent Changes page. Also, be sure to check your userpage as people will at times leave you comments on there.

To create a new page, simply search for the name of the page you wish to create and then click the "Create a new page with this title" link. Another way to create a new page is by making a link to the page you wish to create from a page that already exists, following the link, and clicking "Create this page."

The Boise Wiki is a place for sharing information, and—in the comments sections of each page—reviewing, and having civil discussions about, different aspects of Boise. Read more about Reviews and Page Comments.

Want to see some of the most useful pages on the wiki for editors and contributors? They include Orphaned Pages, Recent Changes, and Wanted Pages.